Sunday, June 27, 2010

((OOC: Delay Update))

Hey, the first half of Sholazar Basin is going to be late. This is for several reasons. First, I broke my own rule regarding fanfic (ie, never write any fanfic other than Travels through Azeroth and Outland) and wrote a short piece for the Marathon Trilogy, a sixteen-year-old game franchise made by Bungie, better known for Halo.

Now, I'd certainly be flattered if you read it, but don't feel obliged. Though Walder on A Writer's Recluse enjoyed it despite not knowing about Marathon (and thank you for reading it if you're here), it might be hard to get into if you don't know the series' background. One of the problems with fanfic is that it's built-in audience also acts as a limitation. Anyway, you can find it here.

Second, the finale of Suburban Fury on Scratched Nerve took longer to write than I'd planned. I'll post it either tonight or tomorrow. Third, my real life's been insanely busy lately. Still, I have done a bit of work on Sholazar, so it should be up in the first half of July.))

It actually takes place in the Marathon Universe, the setting for Bungie's Marathon Trilogy, not the HALOverse. It shares a number of thematic similarities to Halo, and the latter series is in many ways a spiritual sequel.

I actually like Marathon more than Halo, even after all these years. I'll admit that some of it comes from nostalgia, but Marathon was much more revolutionary (incorporating guns that use clips, secondary firing modes, and a rather intricate [if oft-impersonal] plotline, all in 1994-96).

Halo is very polished, but didn't seem as groundbreaking, at least from my layman's viewpoint.